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<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/2342591/jetstara320takesflight*100xx599-600-3-0.jpg">A company that provides engineering services to aircraft companies is looking to break into Wichita.
The Wichita Eagle reports Tucana Engineering, based in Houston, has hired Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems veteran Nicky Smith to build business in Wichita.
Tucana does engineering work for both aircraft manufacturers and suppliers. It has done design projects for Airbus, Boeing, Gulfstream and Bombardier, among others, and work has included design of fuselages, wings, pylons and aircraft systems.http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/hallmark-cutting-200-kanas-city-jobs.htmlHallmark cutting 200 Kanas City jobsTue, 31 Mar 2015 12:52:18 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/hallmark-cutting-200-kanas-city-jobs.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/3201481/hallmark*100xx1196-1199-3020-393.jpg">Hallmark Cards Inc. is eliminating 200 positions at its Kansas City headquarters.
The Kansas City Business Journal reports employees will be given the opportunity to leave voluntarily, and if not enough volunteer, the company will proceed with involuntary reductions. Departing employees will receive a severance package and outplacement assistance.
Hallmark says it is looking for ways to reduce costs amid changes in consumer spending. It reported a 2 percent drop in revenue in 2014.
The company…http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/union-pacific-charged-over-sulfuric-acid-spill-in.htmlUnion Pacific charged over sulfuric acid spill in KansasTue, 31 Mar 2015 12:50:34 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/union-pacific-charged-over-sulfuric-acid-spill-in.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/439011/union-pacific-oakland-bloomberg*100xx1759-1760-528-0.jpg">Federal prosecutors have filed a misdemeanor Federal Water Pollution Control Act charge against the Union Pacific Railroad.
The action follows a 2012 sulfuric acid spill in Kansas. The Associated Press reports that according to the prosecutors, the railroad spilled 114,297 pounds of sulfuric acid from a rail car into Lime Creek in Herrington.
The maximum fine Union Pacific could face is $200,000.http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/alabama-ad-spent-eight-hours-in-wichita-report.htmlAlabama AD spent eight hours in Wichita, report saysTue, 31 Mar 2015 12:48:16 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/alabama-ad-spent-eight-hours-in-wichita-report.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/4490091/mep1795*100xx1647-1650-944-395.jpg">The athletic director from one school said to be courting Wichita State University basketball coach Gregg Marshall spent eight hours in Wichita on Monday, KWCH News reports.
The report says Bill Battle of the University of Alabama landed at Jabara Airport at about 10:30 a.m. and left at about 6:30 p.m.
CBS Sports has said Marshall is Alabama's top pick to fill a coach vacancy created when Anthony Grant was fired. The University of Texas is also believed to have an interest in recruiting Marshall.http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/mcgriddles-in-the-afternoon-mcdonalds-to-test-all.htmlMcGriddles in the afternoon? McDonalds to test all-day breakfastTue, 31 Mar 2015 12:44:31 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/mcgriddles-in-the-afternoon-mcdonalds-to-test-all.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/5457361/m622461*100xx1996-2000-753-0.jpg">McDonald's wants to see whether a 24-hour breakfast menu will attract customers who crave a McGriddle or McMuffin during odd hours.
Business Insider reports the fast food chain will test an all-day breakfast menu at several locations in San Diego, and the concept could eventually be rolled out to other markets.
However, the concept could present a challenge to McDonald's, which has said its grills aren't large enough to handle both breakfast items and lunch items at the same time.http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/today-is-mentoring-monday.htmlToday is Mentoring MondayMon, 30 Mar 2015 13:03:09 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/today-is-mentoring-monday.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/2373751/mentoring-monday-snapshot*100xx769-768-84-0.jpg">More than 10,000 businesswomen in 43 cities, including Wichita, are getting together this morning to help one another.
The Wichita Business Journal and 42 of its sister publications are hosting Mentoring Monday, an event started last year that American City Business Journals and Bizwomen.com intend to hold annually.
Bizwomen writes that "Mentoring Monday is about speed coaching. Like speed dating — but instead of potential partners, we pair you with accomplished mentors."
Follow along with the…http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/goddard-school-administrator-dies.htmlGoddard school administrator diesMon, 30 Mar 2015 13:00:30 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/goddard-school-administrator-dies.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/5455331/clamons*100xx320-320-97-0.jpg">Many of those with connections to the Goddard school district are mourning the loss of Greg Clamons, assistant principal and athletic director at Eisenhower Middle School.
KAKE News reports Clamons worked in the Goddard school district for more than 17 years, where his work included coaching soccer, wrestling and girls' basketball and starting a bowling program at Goddard High School.http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/oils-plunge-leads-kansas-tank-maker-to-cut-40-of.htmlOil's plunge leads Kansas tank maker to cut 40% of work forceMon, 30 Mar 2015 12:54:24 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/oils-plunge-leads-kansas-tank-maker-to-cut-40-of.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/1634441/oil-well-92285486*100xx598-598-151-0.jpg">Weak demand, a result of low oil prices, is prompting a pressurized tank manufacturing company in Garden City to cut 80 jobs.
The Hutchinson News reports Palmer Manufacturing and Tank is reducing its work force by about 40 percent. The company is a subsidiary of Ohio-based Worthington Industries, which is eliminating 245 jobs nationwide, plus shutting down a 310-employee plant in Florence, S.C.
Palmer was acquired by Worthington (NYSE: WOR) in April of 2013. It makes steel and fiberglass tanks…http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/most-energy-pros-dont-expect-price-bounce-back.htmlMost energy pros don't expect price bounce-back this yearMon, 30 Mar 2015 12:51:09 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/most-energy-pros-dont-expect-price-bounce-back.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/5012681/pumpjack4*100xx1497-1500-342-0.jpg">Oil and gas professionals are worried about prices, and they aren't feeling optimistic that the situation will change anytime soon.
The Dallas Business Journal reports that in a survey conducted by Capital One, 89 percent of oil and gas professionals said they don't expect commodity prices to bounce back in 2015. Seventy-three percent said those prices are their biggest concern, a major shift from last year, when oil was more than $100 per barrel and regulations were the biggest worry.
The decline…http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/bill-kochs-aspen-compound-hits-market-with-100m.htmlBill Koch's Aspen compound hits market with $100M price tagMon, 30 Mar 2015 12:48:17 +0000http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/morning_call/2015/03/bill-kochs-aspen-compound-hits-market-with-100m.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
<img src="http://media.bizj.us/view/img/5455301/screen-shot-2015-03-30-at-74635-am*100xx600-602-41-0.png">Bill Koch, brother to Charles and David Koch of Wichita's Koch Industries Inc., has one of the most expensive real estate listings in the country.
Zillow reports Koch is selling his 82.6-acre compound near Aspen for $100 million. The listing includes single-family homes, historic cabins and a 15,000-square-foot main lodge. The property includes 28 bedrooms, 25 bathrooms, five half bathrooms, an indoor basketball court, multiple spas, a carriage house, an exercise room and a wine room. Furnishings…